About the Authors

Nelson F. Lizier

nelson_lizier@yahoo.com.br

Affiliations Laboratory of Genetics, Butantan Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Departament of Morphology of Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Alexandre Kerkis

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics, Butantan Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Cícera M. Gomes

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics, Butantan Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Josimeri Hebling

Affiliation Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry of State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP), Araraquara, SP, Brazil

Camila F. Oliveira

Affiliation Laboratory of Genetics, Butantan Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Arnold I. Caplan

Affiliation Skeletal Research Center, Department of Biology of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

Irina Kerkis

Affiliations Laboratory of Genetics, Butantan Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Departament of Morphology of Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NFL IK AC. Performed the experiments: NFL CG. Analyzed the data: NFL IK AK JH CO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NFL IK JH CO. Wrote the paper: NFL IK AC.